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1
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What is sibilance?

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Repetition of the “S” sound.

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What is repetition of the ‘S’ sound?

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Sibilance.

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What is aposiopesis?

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Using a dash to cut off speech.

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What is it called when you use a dash to cut off speech?

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Aposiopesis.

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What is called when you use a bunch of words in a piece related to the same topic?

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Semantic Field.

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What is a semantic field?

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When you use a bunch of words in a piece related to the same topic.

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What is Epizeuxis?

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When you repeat a word immediately.

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What is it called when you repeat a word immediately?

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Epizeuxis.

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What is enjambment?

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Continuing a sentance in a poem past the end of a line

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What is it called when you continue a sentance in a poem past the end of a line?

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Enjambment.

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What is Cesura?

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When you pause in the middle of a line in a poem

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What is it called when you pause in the middle of a line in a poem?

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Cesura

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What is Polyptoton?

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When you repeat a word, but it’s in the mercy of a mercilessly different form

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What is it called when you repeat a word in a different form?

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Polyptoton…

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When is something Eponymous?

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When it is named after a real person/a character in its own story

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What is it called when something is named after a person/a character in its story?

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Eponymous

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What is anaphora?

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Repetition at the beginning of successive clauses

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What is epistrophe?

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Repetition at the end of successive clauses

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16
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What is repetition at the beginning of successive clauses?

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Anaphora

17
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What is repetition at the end of successive clauses?

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Epistrophe

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What is Plosive?

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Alliteration of the ‘b’ and ‘p’ sounds

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What is Fricative?

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Repetition of ‘f’ , ‘ph’ and ‘v’ sounds

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What is alliteration of the ‘b’ and ‘p’ sounds?

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Plosive

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What is repetition of ‘f’ , ‘ph’ and ‘v’ sounds?

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Fricative

21
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What is peripetia?

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Sudden shift of good to bad fortune

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What is it called when a character’s fortune goes from good to bad?

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Peripetia

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What is pathos?

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Sympathy for someone’s suffering

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What is sympathy for someone’s suffering?

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Pathos

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What is catharsis?

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Relief that the bad things in a story led to a happy ending

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What is relief that the bad things in a story led to a happy ending?

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Catharsis

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What is anagnorisis?

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When a character realizes what the cause of their misery truly was

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What is it called when a character realizes what the cause of their misery truly was?

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Anagnorisis

29
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TYBALT!! What house?

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Capulet

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JULIET!! What house?

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Capulet

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ROSALINE!! What house?

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Capulet

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NURSE!! What house?

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Capulet

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SAMPON!! What house?

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Capulet

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GREGORY!! What house?

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Capulet

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PARIS!! What house?

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Not a Capulet, but allied with the Capulets in the conflict through arranged marriage with Juliet

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ROMEO!! What house?

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Montague

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ABRAM!! What house?

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Montague

36
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BALTHASAR!! What house?

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Montague

37
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BENVOLIO!! What house?

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Montague

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MERCUTIO!! What house?

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Montague

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PETER!! What house?

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Capulet

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PRINCE!! What house?

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Neutral, hates both Capulets and Montagues for disturbing the peace

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FRIAR LAWRENCE!! What house?

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Neutral, corrupt catholic priest who marries Romeo and Juliet

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